Which of the following best describes battery?
A) unauthorized and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person that causes injury
B) an action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm
C) oral or written defamation of another person's character
D) intentional confinement or restraint of another person without that person's consent

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Battery is defined as the unauthorized and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person that results in injury. This encompasses any form of physical attack or even minimal contact if it is done in a harmful or offensive manner without the consent of the person.

Which of the Following Best Describes Battery